coenocyte: Meaning and Definition of

coe•no•cyte

Pronunciation: (sē'nu-sīt", sen'u-), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
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